The Chemistry of Food Value in Nutrition and Digestion
A concise explainer compares eating to fueling an engine, detailing nutrients such as proteins fats and carbohydrates, digestion steps from mouth to intestine, and how cooking aids digestion and safety. It notes the varying digestibility of animal versus plant proteins and the role of digestion in energy production.
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Farmers
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Some Good House Plants
A guide to popular house plants including Asparagus plumosus for lacey leaves and cuttings, Asparagus sprengeri for hanging baskets, Oxalis bulbs for beds, and sturdy palms like Washington filifera Areca lutescens Kentia forsteriana Aspidistra lurida variegata. Notes on care emphasize light neglect compost blends and a long season without rushing, with a caution not to plant early in spring.
Money and marriage cynicism from Ridley Moore remark
Portland sociologist Ridley Moore notes a millionaire’s string of divorces and remarriages, saying each new bride was young and beautiful. He concludes money can buy almost anything, but such patterns foster cynicism about wealth.
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Ridley Moore
Portland
Western Canada Spurred by Oil Gas and Rich Harvests
Report from Calgary notes oil wells capable of 2000 gallons an hour and major surface indications across Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Battleford Saskatchewan leases filed on 20000 acres as new oil ventures form. Wheat oats barley and fodder grasses thrive amid favorable weather, signaling a record grain crop for 1914.
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Canada
Calgary
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Battleford
Western
Tiger Goes Own Water Cart at Central Park Zoo
Dick the Siberian tiger at the Central Park menagerie has improved after illness and a hospital stay for a shoe boil. Keepers will move him back to his regular cage and end the milk punch regimen.
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Tiger
New York “Zoo
Central Park
New York Tribune
Bill” Snyder
Snyder
Bill
New Modern Dancing Expert Endorses Allen’s Foot-Back Powder
The leading New York City instructor praises Allen’s Foot-Bask antiseptic powder for feet. He dances 8 to 10 hours daily and says the powder keeps feet cool reduces friction, prevents aches, and aids pupils. Signed Fletcher Hallamore with address Le Roy NY. Also includes a humorous inventor snippet about a bean-shooter from Boston.
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New York City
Allen
Fletcher Hallamore
Allen S.olmsted
le Roy,ny
Akin to Excellence Awakens Self Worth
A line from The Christian Register notes that recognizing something excellent in others awakens an equal spark within ourselves, suggesting that true appreciation reveals latent excellence in the observer as well.
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Christian Register
Marine Eye Remedy Co. Ad Claims Eye Comfort
An advertisement for Marine Eye Remedy Co of Chicago promotes Marine Eye Remedy for red weak and watery eyes and granulated eyelids. The copy urges readers to write for a Book of the Eye from the manufacturer.
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Marine Eye
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Dandelion Fuss Draws City Folk To Rural Farm
A rural farmer vents at visitors from the city who rile about wildflowers, insisting the beauty of dandelions is worth admiration. The exchange captures rural pride and urban interest in rustic scenery.
Folly as a man's foe and discretion as his friend
A short proverb-style remark warning that folly harms a man while discretion protects him, stressing the value of careful judgment and self-control over impulsive actions. The line frames folly as a universal hazard and discretion as a guiding virtue.
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Helped Woman
Eldon Missouri resident Mrs S T Hurley describes relief from displacement inflammation and nerve weakness after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The notice promotes the remedy for female troubles and urges trial citing widespread success and endorsements.
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Eldon
Lydia E. Pinkham
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